Himyarite

English Alternative forms en Himjarite Ḥimyarite Etymology From en Himyar ite. Pronunciation en /ˈhɪm.jəˌɹaɪt/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Himyarite.wav Southern England en /ˈhɪm.jəˌɹaɪt/ /ˈhɪm.jɚˌaɪt/ GA en Him ya rite Him yar ite Noun en historical An inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Himyar. Derived terms en Himyaritic Translations inhabitant of Himyar Arabic: ar حِمْيَرِيّ m Coptic: cop ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓ Hindi: hi हिमयरी m f himyarī Adjective - Of, from, or pertaining to Himyar. en 2021 10.1111/aae.12203 Ahmad Al-Jallad; Hythem Sidky https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asx&AN=159630134&site=eds-live A Paleo‐Arabic inscription on a route north of Ṭāʾif Arabian Archaeology & Epigraphy 33 1 202–215 The combination of brk and rb is quite spectacular from the perspective of the pagan Arabian inscriptions. In the tens of thousands of these documented so far—across North Arabian, South Arabian and Nabataean scripts—rb is never used as an epithet of the old gods and the verb brk "to bless" is virtually absent from invocations in the pre‐monotheistic period. Both appear to be part of the stock of monotheistic vocabulary borrowed into Sabaic from Hebrew and Aramaic in the fourth century CE, following the Ḥimyarite adoption of Jewish‐inspired monotheism. References